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nvme-boot-part-log(1)
=====================

NAME
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nvme-boot-part-log - Retrieves a Boot Partition log page from an NVMe device

SYNOPSIS
--------
[verse]
'nvme boot-part-log' <device> [--lsp=<field> | -s <field>]
                    [--output-file=<file> | -o <file>]
                    [--output-format=<fmt> | -o <fmt>]

DESCRIPTION
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Retrieves an Boot Partition log page from an NVMe device and provides
the returned structure.

The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character
device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1).

On success, the returned log structure will be in raw binary format _only_ with
--output-file option which is mandatory.

OPTIONS
-------
-s <field>::
--lsp=<field>::
	The log specified field of LID.

-o <file>::
--output-file=<file>::
	File name to which raw binary data will be saved to.

-o <format>::
--output-format=<format>::
    Set the reporting format to 'normal', 'json', or
    'binary'. Only one output format can be used at a time.

EXAMPLES
--------
* Retrieve Boot Partition data to boot_part_log.bin
+
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# nvme boot-part-log /dev/nvme0 --output-file=boot_part_log.bin
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NVME
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Part of the nvme-user suite